Sustainability

Tufts plays a crucial role in helping the world adapt to a changing planet while tackling such challenging issues as climate change and resource depletion. Our goal is to be responsible stewards of the physical environment by cultivating knowledge of sustainable issues and solutions across disciplines in our students and faculty.

New & Notable

What Foods Are Better for the Earth?

A new study assesses the environmental sustainability impact of food suggestions in the national Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Building Sustainable Sources of Fresh Produce

Tufts, Harvard, and BC get $250,000 grant to invest in New England farmers, who will provide food for their dining halls
Study: Racial inequality in the deployment of rooftop solar energy in the US

Fewer rooftop solar photovoltaics installations exist in African-American and Hispanic-dominant neighborhoods than in white-dominant neighborhoods, even when controlling for household income and home ownership
Apply for Tufts Green Fund Support

The initiative offers money for sustainability-related projects on all Tufts campuses
Tell Me More: Climate Change Crisis

Activist and environmentalist Bill McKibben talks in a Tufts podcast about the urgent need for action to combat the already existing harms from man-made climate change

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Spotlights

Support Sustainability

Make a gift of any size to specifically support sustainability efforts.
Global Development And Environment Institute

A research institute dedicated to promoting a better understanding of how societies can pursue their economic and community goals in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
Environmental Studies Lunch and Learn

Every week during the academic year, the ENVS Lunch and Learn lecture series features speakers from government, industry, academia and non-profit organizations to give presentations on environmental topics.
Climate Change and Tea

Research into the effects of extreme precipitation events on tea, secondary metabolite chemistry, farmer responses, and consumer behavior.
Tufts Green House

One of the special-interest housing options on campus. Provides a living space for environmentally interested students and a meeting place for the larger Tufts community. Promotes the spread of knowledge and passion for sustainable living.
Tom Thumb’s Student Garden

A space for Tufts students to learn about gardening and environmental sustainability and interact with Somerville gardeners who maintain the adjacent community garden.

Resources

Majors
- Environmental Studies
- Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s
Minors
Departments Offering Sustainability Courses

Center for Conservation Medicine

Center for International and Environmental Resource Policy (CIERP)

Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE)

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE)

Explore what Tufts is doing to reduce its own impact on the environment, including efforts related to waste reduction, water and energy use, food, and health. Find out more about student clubs, events, and other resources for faculty, staff, and students interested in getting involved with sustainability on campus.

Visit the Office of Sustainability

Supporting Sustainability Initiatives

Tufts Environmental Alumni Association (TEA)

Sustainability Commitments and Reports